Le livre de l’Apocalypse chez Martin de León (m. 1203), entre commentaire et sermon

Abstract

The Veteris ac Novi Testamenti Concordia by Martin of Leon (d. 1203) offers an almost unique opportunity to collate an author’s interpretation of the Bible in a commentary and sermon. In this article, interpretations of the Apocalypse are compared in two Concordia texts: his commentary and a sermon for the feast of St. Michael. Unexpectedly, in this last text his exegesis is more sophisticated and developed In the Lectio Divina, as conceived by Martin of Leon, exegetical techniques are used more for edification than for education; exegesis and action turn out to be inseparable. The following hypothesis is thus reinforced: the commentaries on Concordia, confessing literature, would also be valid for valuing the rest of the work.

Keywords

• Apocalypse
• commentary
• exegesis
• Martin of Leon
• Iberian Peninsula
• sermon